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Ministry of Finance
Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman holds review meeting on CAPEX for Power, Coal and Atomic Energy
To give a fillip to capital expenditure  and infrastructure progress in the country, Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired review meetings with Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal and Department of Atomic Energy here today.
The review meetings were attended by Secretary , Secretary , Secretary , Secretary , Additional Secretary , Joint Secretary  amongst others.
Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chairs CAPEX review meeting with Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy.
The Finance Minister emphasized there must be close monitoring for infrastructure spending on-ground and Ministries must continuously make concerted efforts, including enhanced coordination with all states to ensure that project implementation is fast-tracked.
During the meeting, CAPEX achievements of Q1 and Q2, estimated targets of capital spending by Ministries and their Central Public Sector Enterprises  in the upcoming quarters of current financial year, expenditure incurred for implementation of National Infrastructure Pipeline  projects, estimation of funds to be raised by asset monetization, projects undertaken through PPP and Convergence under National Master Plan  were discussed.
Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chairs CAPEX review meeting with Secretary, Ministry of Coal.
Smt. Sitharaman exhorted officials to review project implementation besides monitoring release of funds. Smt. Sitharaman reiterated that infrastructure projects are a priority for the Government and their on-track performance is important for the economy.
Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chairs CAPEX review meeting with Secretary, Department of Atomic Power.
The Finance Minister also directed officials in Department of Economic Affairs  to work in close coordination with Ministries/ Departments to ensure that project implementation via civil works is not hampered due to any lack of coordination amongst agencies , or by delay in procurement of necessary equipment from international markets.
In the review with Ministry of Power , Smt. Sitharaman observed that MoP must increase outreach to states to facilitate project implementation by obtaining necessary clearances in time. In discussion with Ministry of Coal, Smt. Sitharaman observed that efforts must be made to ensure timely completion of projects. In review with Department of Atomic Energy, the Finance Minister stressed on the need to track civil works closely and take pro-active steps regarding procurement of key international equipment in coordination with M/o External Affairs and D/o Economic Affairs.
The series of review meetings starting last week of October ‘21 is the second of series of review meetings by the Finance Minister on CAPEX with various infrastructure Ministries/ Departments and in continuation of previous round of meetings held in June 2021.
Ministry of Mines
Exploration of Lithium in The Country
Every year, as per approved annual Field Season Programme [FSP], Geological Survey of India [GSI], an attached office of Ministry of Mines, takes up different stages of mineral exploration viz. reconnaissance surveys , preliminary exploration  and general exploration  following the guidelines of United Nations Framework Classification  and Mineral Evidence and Mineral Content Rules  for augmenting mineral resource for various mineral commodities including lithium.
During the last five years, GSI carried out 20 projects on Lithium and associated elements in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Rajasthan. During the present FSP 2022-23, GSI has taken up 18 projects on Lithium in Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Rajasthan. However, resource of lithium has not yet been augmented by GSI.
Further, Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research , a constituent unit of Department of Atomic Energy  is carrying out exploration for lithium in the potential geological domains of the country. Presently, AMD is carrying out exploration for lithium in parts of Mandya and Yadgir districts, Karnataka.
Khanij Bidesh India Ltd. , a Joint Venture of three CPSEs under Ministry of Mines, has signed a Non-Binding Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] with three State-owned organizations of Argentina, for the purpose of information sharing w.r.t. prospective mineral acreages of lithium:
A G2G MoU has been signed between Government of India and the Government of Australia for co-operation in the field of mining and processing of Critical and Strategic Minerals such as Lithium. KABIL has signed a detailed MoU with Critical Minerals Facilitation Office [CMFO], Department of Industry, Science and Resources [DISER], Australia for identifying lithium and cobalt assets for joint investment decisions.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Special Service and Features
Clean India 2.0 Programme from 1st October
The Clean India 2.0 Programme by the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav will be launched tomorrow . The programme aims to make public spaces litter-free, collect and dispose of non-recyclable plastic waste through public participation. Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Shri. Anurag Singh Thakur will inaugurate the second phase of the Clean India programme at Prayagaraj in Uttar Pradesh on October 1. Nehru Yuva Kendra, National Service Scheme, UN agencies , NCC, Scouts & Guides, District Administration among others will work together in the Clean India 2.0 programme which will last for a month till October 31.
6 lakh villages in 736 districts nationwide will be part of Clean India 2.0. Youth volunteers will clean places such as historical monuments, schools, primary health centers, public roads, bus stands and railway stations.
Those interested in participating in the Clean India programme can contact the District Youth Officers of the Nehru Yuva Kendra.
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AYUSH
Inter-ministerial preparatory meeting for IDY 2022 held
The second inter-ministerial meeting to discuss the celebration of International Day of Yoga - 2022 was held on Tuesday at New Delhi. Several Union Ministers attended the meeting and gave Information about the activities being carried out by their ministries to create awareness about IDY-2022 and also gave suggestions to enhance the outreach. The meeting was organized with the aim of making IDY success with the cooperation of all the ministries.
Ayush Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of Commerce, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Piyush Goyal, Health and Family Welfare Minister Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region Shri G Kishan Reddy, Environment and Labour Minister Shri Bhupendra Yadav, Women and Child Development Minister Smt. Smriti Irani, Railway and Communications and Electronics & Information Technology Minister Shri Ashwani Vaishnav and Minister of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry Shri Purushottam Rupala were present in the meeting.
Ministry of AYUSH has successfully organized seven IDY since 2015. The key purpose behind the United Nations recognising the 21st of June as the IDY was to underline the potential of Yoga in public health globally. The IDY resolution of the United Nations General Assembly  in December 2014, it may be recollected, came at the initiative of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and was passed by unanimous consent, which was a record in itself. Since 2015, the IDY has evolved into a mass movement for health, around the world.
IDY over the years has not only boosted Yoga’s popularity, but also expanded its geographical presence by inspiring its adoption in several new territories. The event has also triggered new advances within the field of Yoga, such as development of universal Yoga protocols for people of all ages, development of specific protocols addressing lifestyle diseases, and research into Yoga’s potential as a productivity enhancing tool.
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Ministry of Power
NTPC delivers electrifying performance in FY 2021-22
NTPC, India's largest integrated power generating company delivered a phenomenal performance with the highest-ever annual group generation of 360 BU, a growth of 14.6% compared to the previous year.
During this period, NTPC also recorded the highest-ever single-day generation of 1215.68 MU  & 1013.45 MU . The coal-based plants recorded a PLF  of 70.7% with an availability factor of 88.8%. On a standalone basis, NTPC generated 299 BU in FY 21-22, an increase of 10.4% over the previous year.
The total installed capacity of NTPC Group increased by 4.7% to 68940 MW with 3130 MW of capacity addition. On a standalone basis, NTPC Capacity increased by 4.1% to 54575 MW.
NTPC Korba in Chhattisgarh and NTPC Singrauli in Uttar Pradesh recorded remarkable achievements in the current year. Korba Unit-3 & Singrauli Unit-4, commissioned 38 years ago, have achieved more than 101% & 99% annual PLF respectively. The stellar performance is a testimony to the expertise of NTPC engineers, Operation & Maintenance practices, and NTPC technical systems.
The company is also increasing its Renewable portfolio and has received approval from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy  for setting up one of the largest 4750 MW Renewable Energy Park in Rann of Kutch, Gujarat. NTPC also expects to set up a 10,000 MW capacity in Rajasthan for which a Letter of Intent  has been issued. NTPC has set a new target of installing 60 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2032.
The year also witnessed NTPC expanding its footprint in new business areas like green hydrogen, waste-to-energy, and e-mobility. India’s largest power producer is also aiming 10 percent reduction in net energy intensity by 2032. NTPC has become India's first energy company to declare its energy compact goals as part of the UN High-level Dialogue on Energy .
Besides power generation, NTPC has diversified into producing energy through cleaner and greener sources such as hydro, wind, and solar and also Green Hydrogen solutions. The power major has also forayed into a variety of business areas including fuel cells, e-mobility, and Waste-to-Energy.
Election Commission
In Chhattisgarh, Mahasamund, Rajnandgaon & Kanker to go to polls on 18th April during Phase 2 of Lok Sabha Elections
In the State of Chhattisgarh,three parliamentary constituencies  namely Mahasamund, Rajnandgaon and Kanker will go to polls on Thursday, 18th April, 2019 during the Second Phase of the Seven-Phase LokSabha Elections. The Constituencies of Mahasamund and Rajnandgaon are for general category while Kanker is reserved for the Schedule Tribes. The total electorates in all the three PCs are forty nine lakh seven thousand four hundred eighty nine out of which twenty four lakh thirty eight thousand three hundred twenty are males, twenty four lakh sixty nine thousand one hundred ten are female and fifety nine others. A total of six thousand four hundred eighty four polling booths have been set up for phase 2 elections in the state.
The following table shows the break-up of number of polling booths and total electorate for the three PCs. It also shows the breaking in terms of male and female electorate along with others. The Number of Polling booths that have been set up in Mahasamund are 2140 while Rajnandgaon has 2322 polling booths and Kanker has 2022.
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Parliamentary Constituencies
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Polling Booths
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Number of Electorates
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Electorates
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Men
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Women
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Others
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MAHASAMUND
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2140
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8,12,761
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8,24,219
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22
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16,37,002
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RAJNANDGAON
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2322
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8,58,203
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8,57,283
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6
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17,15,492
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KANKER
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2022
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7,67,356
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7,87,608
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31
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15,54,995
The Second Phase of Polling will take place in the three PCs according to the following schedule.
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN ARMY
CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF VISITS LADAKH
The Chief of the Army Staff, General MM Naravane concluded a two day visit to Leh today. The COAS arrived at Leh on 03 September 2020 and proceeded to forward areas to undertake a firsthand assessment of the situation along the LAC. The COAS interacted with soldiers and local commanders deployed in difficult High Altitude forward areas. He appreciated their high morale and standards of professionalism exhibited by the units in safeguarding own territorial integrity. The COAS urged all ranks to remain vigilant and maintain a high order of operational readiness.
Later, at Leh, Lt Gen YK Joshi, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command and Lt General Harinder Singh, GOC, Fire and Fury Corps briefed him on the state of operational preparedness and on the logistics arrangements for sustenance of forces in winters. The COAS expressed satisfaction on the efforts being made to ensure operational effectiveness and capability enhancement of the forces.
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Ministry of Education
IITs NITs and Reputed Technical Institutes to adopt stretches of National Highway
18 IITs 26 NITs 190 Engineering’s Colleges opt for Schemes
In an initiative expected to result in a win-win outcome, reputed Technical Institutes across the country including IITs, NITs and other AICTE approved Engineering Colleges, have associated with the National Highway Authority of India  to adopt nearby stretches of the National Highway on voluntary basis. The adopted stretches will be used as a field of study for the faculty, researchers and familiarize students of the Institute with the latest trends in industry.
These initiatives are expected to create a bridge between the Institutes and the Industry as has been envisioned by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. This will also lead to mutual cooperation between the Institutes and the NHAI for dissemination of respective expertise on the field of Civil/highway engineering on National Highway Projects.
Under this initiative, the partner institutes will study improvement prospects in safety, maintenance, riding comfort, removal of congestion points and usages of new technologies etc. on the adopted stretches and give suitable suggestions to NHAI for consideration. The Institutes will also associate with the NHAI during conceptualization, design and project preparation of new projects and suggest the relevant parameters and innovations based on experience specific to the site climate, topography and resource potential for better socio-economic outcome.
This initiative will also instil a sense of contribution in building local infrastructure among the students fraternity. NHAI will offer internship to 20 UG and 20 PG students of the Institutes per year. Duration of internship shall be 2 months per student in a year. Internship will be @ Rs 8000/- for undergraduate students and @ Rs. 15000/- per month for Postgraduate students. NHAI will support the creation of Lab infrastructure in the Institute and may sponsor relevant research project that helps in using alternative resource material and improving quality of roads.
NHAI has received an overwhelming response for the initiative from many reputed Institutes in a short period of time. So far 18 IITs, 26 NITs and 190 other reputed Engineering colleges have opted for the scheme. Appropriate MOUs are being signed between the Technical Institutes and NHAI for the adopted stretches and so far about 200 Institutes have already signed the MOU for implementation of the scheme. It is expected that more than 300 Institutes offering Civil Engineering UG and PG courses will adopt NH stretches all over the country.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
G7 Health Ministerial Meeting
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya addresses the G7 Health Ministerial Meeting on Health Innovation
Use of technology & Digital Health Tools are an enabler & equalizer which can facilitate strengthened health service delivery and aid in achievement of Universal Health Coverage: Dr Mansukh Mandaviya
“The need is to focus on an enabling framework to bridge the digital divide across countries specifically amongst low-and-middle-income countries”
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya addressed the G7 Ministerial meeting on Health Innovation in Nagasaki, Japan today. The meeting was held to discuss the priorities, implementation and utilization of health innovation like digital health towards ensuring Universal Health Coverage. Health Ministers of the G7 countries and invited “Outreach 4” countries of India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand participated in the meeting.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Mandaviya said that “use of technology & Digital Health Tools are an enabler & equalizer which can facilitate strengthened health service delivery and aid in achievement of Universal Health Coverage. The COVID-19 pandemic has catalysed the use of technology in health service delivery and also highlighted the need to focus on an enabling framework to bridge the digital divide across the countries specifically amongst low-and-middle-income countries.”
Highlighting India’s achievements in Digital Health, the Union Health Minister informed that “India’s COVID-19 vaccine delivery platform, Co-WIN has monitored the administration of over 2.2 billion vaccine doses across the length and breadth of the country and monitored not only cold chain management but also facilitated citizens and vaccinators in administration of the vaccines besides providing a QR code based digital vaccine certificate”. “Similarly, eSanjeevani, National telemedicine platform, launched during the pandemic has already coordinated more than 115 million, free of cost, consultations to the citizens, making it the world’s biggest telemedicine platform”, he said.
Emphasizing the need to embrace the advantages offered by new and evolving tools, Dr Mandaviya highlighted that artificial intelligence, smart wearables & big data analytics can aid precision medicine, personalized healthcare, genomics, and Clinical Decision Support Systems, ensuring the right treatment to the right person at the right time. He also underlined the importance of ensuring availability of these technological tools and stated that “India has already taken a policy decision to provide all such digital tools free of cost to the world as Digital Public Goods.”
Dr Mandaviya also stated that India’s G20 Presidency has brought digital health as a specific priority and has proposed the convergence mechanisms of all digital initiatives across the world through formation of Global Initiative on Digital Health housed at World Health Organization HQ. He stated that this initiative with a network-of-network approach will be crucial in bridging the global digital divide and urged the support of G7 countries for the proposed initiative in this regard.
PIB Headquarters
DAK ADALAT
“Dak Adalat” will be conducted by the Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Chennai City North Division at the Office premises at No.5  IV Floor, Ethiraj Salai, Egmore. Chennai 600 008 at 11.00 hrs on 27.06.2019 .
The members of the public are requested to send their unsettled grievances / pending complaints relating to postal services in respect of post offices under the administrative jurisdiction of Chennai City North Division on or before 26.06.2019.
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways’ Production Units on fast track to achieve record production in 2022-23
614 Electric Locomotives produced this year till November 2022
Growth of 25.3% over last year in locomotive production
Indian Railways Production Units i.e. Chittaranjan Locomotive Works  at Chittaranjan, Banaras Locomotive Works  at Varanasi, Patiala Locomotive Works  at Patiala, are on fast track to achieve record production in 2022-23.
With the production of 614 Electric Locomotives in FY 2022-23, till 30th November, Indian Railways has recorded a growth of 25.3% over last year for the same period. Last year, 490 electric locomotives were produced during the same period.
Ministry of Railways
SAFETY RELATED MODERNISATION WORK IN SAMBALPUR DIVISION
Commissioning of Doubling between Maneswar-Hatibari-Jujomura
Modernisation work in Lakholi-Titilagarh-Theruvali Railway Section
In view of Safety related modernisation work for commissioning of Double line work between Maneswar-Hatibari-Jujomura Railway Section in Angul-Sambalpur route and modernisation work in Lakholi-Titilagarh-Theruvali Railway Section; it has been decided to cancel, partially cancelled, divert and reschedule the following trains.
CANCELLATION OF TRAINS:
A. 18125/18126 Rourkela-Puri-Rourkela Express from both the directions from 2nd to 8th August, 2022.
B. 08527/08528 Raipur-Visakhapatnam-Raipur Special Express from both the directions on 11th & 14th August, 2022.
C. 08301/08302 Sambalpur-Rayagada-Sambalpur Express from both the directions on 14.08.2022.
PARTIAL CANCELLATION:
12893/12894 Bhubaneswar-Balangir-Bhubaneswar Inter City Express will run between Bhubaneswar & Rairakhol and will remain cancelled from Rairakhol & Balangir from both the directions from 2nd to 5th August, 2022.
DIVERSION:
20808/20807 Amritsar-Visakhapatnam-Amritsar Hirakud Express from Amritsar on 03.08.2022 and from Visakhapatnam on 05.08.2022 will run via Sambalpur-Titilagarh-Vizianagaram from both the directions. This train will remain cancelled between Sambalpur & Vizianagaram via Bhubaneswar on the above days.
RESCHEDULE:
12808 Nizamuddin-Visakhapatnam Samata Express from Nizamuddin on 13.08.2022 will leave at 1130hrs instead of 0700hrs.
Special Service and Features
BIS OFFICIALS RAIDS A TOY SHOP AT CHENNAI AIRPORT - YESTERDAY NIGHT– TOYS WITHOUT ISI MARK SEIZED
A team of Officials from Bureau of Indian Standards , Chennai Branch Office, Southern Regional Office, Chennai 600 113 conducted an Enforcement Search and Seizure operation on 02 January 2023 Night at M/s Tiara Toys Zone, Tiara Trading Company, T1 Domestic Terminal, Chennai Domestic Airport, Chennai-600027, based on an information of suspected violation of BIS Act, 2016.
During the operation, in pursuance of Section 28 of BIS Act 2016, it was found that the shop was found selling toys without BIS Standard Mark . A total of 327 toys  without BIS Standard Mark  were seized. As per Toys  Order, 2020 issued by Govt. of India, all toys manufactured, imported, distributed, sold, hired, leased, stored or exhibited for sale shall be compulsorily certified by BIS and shall bear BIS Standard Mark. Hence, the trader had violated Section 16 and 17 of BIS Act 2016, by violating Toys  Order, 2020.
Action is being initiated by BIS, Chennai Branch Office – I against the offender under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016. The offence is punishable with imprisonment up to two years or a fine not less than Rs. 2,00,000/- but may extend up to ten times the value of goods or articles produced or sold or offered to be sold or affixed or applied with a Standard Mark or both as per Section 29 of BIS Act, 2016 for first Contravention.
General public are, therefore, requested that in case they come across any instances of Misuse of ISI Mark the same may be intimated to the BIS Southern Regional Office, CIT Campus, 4th Cross Road, Taramani, Chennai-600 113. Such complaints can also be made by using the BIS Care App or by sending an E-Mail to cnbo1@bis.gov.in. The source of such information would be strictly kept confidential. BIS Website www.bis.gov.in and e-BIS  may be browsed for general information on BIS.
For More information on the Raid, kindly Contact Shri B. J. Gowththam, Scientist-C, BIS, Chennai Branch Office at 9486873051
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